Fourth Nine Weeks Vocabulary Week 2

John's agent told him that he needed to_______ some of the content of his novel so that it would be under 400 pages.

• abridge
• advocate
• fetter
• serene

Let us hope these thin walls are _________ to the freezing cold tonight!

• taciturn
• opulent
• impervious
• tantamount

Many people _________ building more gymnasiums.

• fetter
• advocate
• abridge
• serene

Pressed beyond the limits of __________, our army fought back bravely and dealt telling blows to the enemy.

• forbearance
• excursion
• abridge
• advocate

Included in the tour is an ________ to the Grand Canyon.

• serene
• tantamount
• fetter
• excursion

Whenever the man took his dog outside, he would place a _______ around the animal’s neck and tie it to a tree.

• abridge
• fetter
• taciturn
• opulent

The budget crisis is a ______ to the city’s plan for repairing the highways.

• excursion
• forbearance
• fetter
• advocate

Since Jason is an ________ of living a healthy life, I find it quite surprising he smokes cigarettes.

• advocate
• fetter
• opulant
• abridge

The request is _______ to blackmail, which is unacceptable.

• taciturn
• serene
• tantamount
• impervious

Mark didn't speak much, he just smiled with that ________ smile of his.

• opulent
• abridged
• tantamount
• serene